[kuh-myoon-yuh
n] 
| 1. | (often initial capital letter) Also called Holy Communion. Ecclesiastical.
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| 2. | a group of persons having a common religious faith; a religious denomination: Anglican communion. |
| 3. | association; fellowship. |
| 4. | interchange or sharing of thoughts or emotions; intimate communication: communion with nature. |
| 5. | the act of sharing, or holding in common; participation. |
| 6. | the state of things so held. |
| com·mun·ion (kə-myōōn'yən) n.
[Middle English communioun, Christian fellowship, Eucharist, from Old French communion, from Late Latin commūniō, commūniōn-, from Latin, mutual participation, from commūnis, common; see common.] |
Communion
fellowship with God (Gen. 18:17-33; Ex. 33:9-11; Num. 12:7, 8), between Christ and his people (John 14:23), by the Spirit (2 Cor. 13:14; Phil. 2:1), of believers with one another (Eph. 4:1-6). The Lord's Supper is so called (1 Cor. 10:16, 17), because in it there is fellowship between Christ and his disciples, and of the disciples with one another.